Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet
How to say it (kn → n, wr → r, mb → m; silent h in hour, l in walk): Silent K, W, B: knife, know, knee (नाइफ़, नो); write, wrong; comb, climb, thumb. Don't say 'k-nife' or 'climb-b'. Silent T, L, H, G: listen, castle; walk, talk, half; hour, honest; sign, foreign. -ed: /t/ after p, k, s, sh, ch (helped, walked); /d/ after other voiced sounds (played, cleaned); /id/ after t or d (wanted, needed). -s / -es: /s/ after p, t, k (cups, books); /z/ after voiced sounds (pens, bags); /iz/ after s, sh, ch, z (buses, watches).
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- 1.Make a sentence: news. / father / My / the / watches
- 2.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He needed help with the forms.
- 3.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- 4.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
- 5.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
- 6.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- 7.Make a sentence: father / My / the / watches / news.
- 8.Make a sentence: the / knee / match. / hurt / I / in / my
- 9.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- 10.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
- 11.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
- 12.Make a sentence: crowded. / very / buses / The / are
- 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 14.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- 15.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please sign the form here.
- 16.Make a sentence: is / shopkeeper. / honest / an / He
- 17.Make a sentence: My / father / news. / watches / the
- 18.Make a sentence: stop. / walked / the / She / bus / to
- 19.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- 20.Make a sentence: I / know / answer. / the
- 21.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
- 22.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
- 23.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- 24.Make a sentence: of / a / cup / chai. / wanted / I
- 25.Make a sentence: announcement. / the / to / listen / Please
- 26.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I know the answer.
- 27.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
- 28.Make a sentence: answer. / the / I / know
- 29.Make a sentence: He / an / shopkeeper. / is / honest
- 30.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
- 31.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
- 32.Make a sentence: the / walk / We / to / kirana / shop.
- 33.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 34.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) My father watches the news.
- 35.Make a sentence: here. / form / the / Please / sign
- 36.Make a sentence: the / answer. / know / I
- 37.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I know the answer. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 38.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
- 39.Make a sentence: the / We / to / kirana / shop. / walk
- 40.Make a sentence: He / an / honest / is / shopkeeper.
Answer key
- My father watches the news.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- /id/
- मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- My father watches the news.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- knife
- /iz/
- The buses are very crowded.
- I know the answer.
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- She walked to the bus stop.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- My father watches the news.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- I know the answer.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- listen
- उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- Please sign the form here.
- honest
- I know the answer.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- /d/
- half
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- The train is half an hour late.
- My father watches the news.
- Please sign the form here.
- I know the answer.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- /t/
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
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